Career:
Concluded her four-year stint with the program playing in 150 contests, 116 as a starter ... Produced 31 multi-hit games ... Ranks sixth on the school's career ladder with 40 doubles ... 13th on the program's all-time list with 111 runs scored ... Recorded 27 stolen bases, good for 11th place on the Eagles' career chart ... Fourth in career fielding percentage (.991).

Senior (2014):
Just one of two players to have started all 48 games with 46 of those assignments in left field ... Concluded the season hitting .340 (54-of-159)  with 31 RBIs ... Led the squad in plate appearances ... Second on the club and fifth in the UAA with 46 runs scored ... Third on the club in hits ...  Fourth on the team in both mulit-hit (14) and multi-RBI (8) contests ... Established a school record with 23 doubles with that mark leading the UAA ... Averaged 0.48 two-baggers per game, good for the No. 10 spot nationally in D-III ... Second Team All-UAA ... NFCA All-Atlantic Region Third Team … Named to the NCAA Atlanta Regional All-Tournament Team after hitting .333 (4-of-12) with a team-high six RBIs … 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in the top of the third inning that knotted the score at 5-5 in the eventual 13-12 triumph vs. Piedmont (May 10) …Scored twice and knocked in two runs in a 6-1 victory over Piedmont (May 11) that gave the Eagles the Atlanta Regional title … Hit .318 in Emory's five NCAA Tournament games, collecting a team-high tying seven hits, including three doubles, in 22 trips to the plate ... Hit safely in all five postseason contests ... 3-for-3 with 1 RBI in the first game of a DH vs. VA Wesleyan (Mar. 20) ...Followed that by hitting a bases-loaded triple in the 2nd game, a 16-6 win ... Single in the bottom of the eighth inning scored Alyssa Pollard with the winning run in a 5-4 decision over Case Western (Mar. 15) in the finale of the UAA that allowed the Eagles to share for the league crown ... UAA Player of the Week (Feb. 17) after hitting .667 with a team-high 8 RBIs in two wins over both Greensboro and E. Mennonite ... Led off the first Greensboro game with a triple and later scored, and later in the same frame came through with a two-run single ... 2-for-2 with four RBIs, a two-run single followed by a two-run doubel, in an 11-3 outcome vs. Eastern Mennonite (Feb. 15) ... Two hits and scored winning run in 3-0 decision vs. Centre (Feb. 22) … Second on the club with 23 walks ... Delivered a three-run double in the bottom of the second inning that staked Emory to a 4-0 lead in an eventual 7-6 triumph over Spalding (Mar. 8) ... Led off the top of sixth inning of a the scoreless game with a single and later crossed the plate on a Hannah Sendel three-run homer in a 3-1 victory over Washington University (Mar. 13) in the UAA Tournament ... Registered a hit in two trips to the plate and scored the Eagles' initial run in a 2-1 first-game win vs. Birmingham Southern (Apr. 3) ... 3-for-3 with a double and scored three times in a 15-5 triumph against DePauw (Mar. 2) ... Registered a 3-for-4 day at the plate including a single that proved to drive in the winning run in an 8-4 verdict vs. Maryville (Feb. 7). 

Junior (2013):
Solid year that saw her become a regular full-time starter ... Started 43 of the 46 games she appeared in, drawing 42 starting nods in right field ... Captured All-Atlantic Region Second Team honors ... First Team All-UAA selection ... Concluded the year hitting .336 (44-of-131) with her 32 RBIs ranking third on the squad ... Third on the club in hits (44) and doubles (13) and smacked a team-high four triples that tied for the top mark among UAA players ... No. 3 on the squad with 11 multi-hit games and tied for second with nine contests of two or more RBIs ... Hit safely in three of the team's five NCAA Regional games ... Scored two of Emory's three runs and registered a double and triple vs. Piedmont (May 10) in NCAA Regional action ... Two hits in four trips to the plate, including a two-out, two-run double, in a 10-2 triumph vs. LaGrange (Apr. 20) ... Two safeties, including a three-bagger, and scored twice while registering a pair a of RBIs in a 12-9 win over Birmingham Southern (Mar. 3) ... Her first of two doubles pushed across a pair of runs in a 13-1 pounding of Hiram (Mar. 8) ... Came through with a one-out double and scored the game-winning run in a 5-2 victory vs. Ferrum (Feb. 16) ... Doubled in the game-winning run in the eighth inning in an 8-7 decision over Rhodes College (Mar. 30) ... In the first game of a twinbill, she went 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored and three RBIs in a 12-2 triumph over nationally ranked Piedmont (Apr. 9) ... Followed that performance with a pair of hits and one ribbie against PC ... Her homer in the top of the sixth inning was the eventual game-winning run in a 7-4 verdict vs. Rhodes (Mar. 31) ... Big effort vs. No. 25 Washington University (Mar. 13) in the UAA Tournament, recording two hits in three plate appearances with four RBIs, including a two-run double, in an 11-3 win ... Finished with a pair of hits, including a double, in a 5-0 triumph over Bridgewater (Feb. 24) ... Leadoff homer in the top of the fifth snapped a scoreless tie and proved to be the game-winning run in a 3-0 decision vs. Brandeis (Mar. 14). 

Sophomore (2012):
Appeared in 24 games and drew 18 starting nods, 17 of which came in right field and the other as designated player ... Ended the year hitting .250 (15-for-60) and scored 20 runs ... Totaled four multi-hit games ... Opened the year with a six-game hitting streak ... 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored in a season-opening 26-2 triumph vs. Maryville (Feb. 11) ... Drove in the team's second run and finished with a pair of safeties in five trips to the plate in a 10-0 decision over Peace College (Feb. 17) ... Key and 8-1 verdict vs. Millsaps (Feb. 26) with a pair of hits and two runs scored ... 2-for-3 with a stolen base and one run scored in a 7-3 win over Case Western (Mar. 16) at the UAA Tournament.

Freshman (2011):
Saw action in 32 contests and hit a fine .438 with 14 hits in 32 trips to the plate ... Registered two multi-hit games ... Named to the Salisbury Regional All-Tournament Team after hitting .429 with three safeties, including a pair of doubles, in seven plate appearances ... As the starter at the designated player position, she rapped out a pair of hits, including a two-bagger, vs. Rowan (May 14) ... Inserted as a pinch runner and scored vs. Kean (May 12) ... Came through with a two-out, pinch-hit double that pushed a run across the plate in helping the Eagles to a 5-3 victory over Huntingdon (Apr. 5) ... Drew a starting nod in center field against Case Western (Mar. 12) in the UAA Tournament and responded by going 4-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored in a 12-1 win ... Against Thiel (Mar. 6), she led off the fourth inning with a single and would come around to score the game-winning run in an 8-0 decision.

High School:
Four-year member of the softball program at Mission Prep High School where she played for Marshall Ochylski ... Chosen as a first-team all-county selection on three occasions ... Hit a county-best .650 her senior season and helped her squad to the quarterfinals of the Central Section Division V Playoffs ... Enjoyed a 4-for-4 day at the plate and knocked in 10 runs in a 16-6 win over Central Valley Christian ... Named her school's Athlete of the Year for 2009-10 ... Served as team captain her final three years ... Just one of two female athletes at Mission Prep to earn 12 varsity letters with four letters in softball, tennis and basketball to her credit ... Was chosen to play in the Kiwanis Central Coast All-Star Basketball Spectacular.

Played summer ball for the Salinas Wildcats Gold.

Personal:
Born December 12, 1991 ... Daughter of Tami Kersthold ...  Majors in neuroscience and behavioral biology ... Recipient of the CIF Central Section Scholarship Award in high school

Quote:
"I chose Emory because it has an appropriate balance between academics and athletics along with a great pre-med program."


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